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POV- standout sapphic reads to gift your local lesbian!
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items Are you looking for the perfect Christmas or birthday gift for the lesbian or queer person in your life? Look no further! Sapphic stories can be hard to come by, especially those with POC, disabled, or trans rep. I tried to compile as varied of a lis...
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historical fiction
enemies to lovers
friends to lovers
time loop
contemporary fiction
historical fiction
go back in time with these lesbian period dramas and powerful works of historical fiction.
the pacing and chemistry were chef’s kiss! haven’t read something this not-put-down able since Nevada by Imogen Binnie in December. love love love a period piece trans romance. EPIC banter in this book. Also so impressed that Alexander both nailed th...
A Lady for All Seasons
I remember finishing this book in like 2 days when I read it a few years back because I got so immersed in its world. I'd love to read it again - I remember it feeling honest and fresh and intriguing at a time where I was looking for some historical ...
Cantoras
I'm currently reading this book per the recommendation of one of my best friends and wow. It is unputdownable. The author dedicates time to flesh out each of these characters as individuals so that the tension, thrill, and novelty in their dynamic is...
Taiwan Travelogue
enemies to lovers
perhaps the best romance trope of all time… enemies to lovers! we've got rival artists, enemy camp counselors, etc. the tension makes the plot even better!
WHAT A DEBUT! I adored this book. We love a YA enemies-to-lovers! I thought the sleepaway camp setting would be cliché, but it was well done and detailed enough without being overbearing. Overall, this story was sweet and stubborn and charming and no... Appreciated the pacing and how Baldwin played with the build up until the very end of the book. You can tell the characters are healing parts of each other / pain they have been holding onto for a long time in their relationship and it is quite preci...
Wish You Weren't Here
black sapphic art school rivals to lovers?! who communicate about boundaries and burnout and learning how to lean on one another instead of always competing? this was an awesome read that had me blushing multiple times. I quote: “she deserved rest. s...
Outdrawn
friends to lovers
a sweeter, slower burn than the enemies to lovers category (but some of the recs are just as spciy!). both adult and YA finds.
most of this book is steamy sapphic scenes with a random side quest of woodworking. we love a friends to lovers and this one did not disappoint.
My Best Friend's Honeymoon
This was one of my favorite books of the year! Mature YA sapphic romance plot enemies to lovers with a lil mystery and magic component? What we all needed! Shelly Page gave us all a page turner and I can’t wait for y’all to read this epic book!
Charmed and Dangerous
This book was REALLY good. I'm surprised it hasn't garnered more attention in the sapphic book space because I felt like the tension and build up were incredible. I remember being sucked into the plot from the get go because reading the two MCs' poet...
Just Another Epic Love Poem
time loop
sometimes a love story is so captivating that you want to live it over and over again. with these books, you can! jump into the time loop and immerse yourself in these characters' world.
this sapphic love story had me HOOKED. I literally devoured this 5 summers ago and honestly should come back and read once a year. it’s so romantic and nostalgic and hopeful and grief-full and emotional. If you liked “Red White and Royal Blue” or lov...
One Last Stop: Collector's Edition
Loved the disability and enby rep in this work so much! A fresh take on the time loop trope that will have you deeply invested in these two characters from start to finish.
Time and Time Again
The Spanish language version of One Last Stop! I'd definitely be excited to read this because I loved this story in English. It's nostalgic, cinematic, and has a really good sapphic storyline that will keep you curious.
Una última parada / One Last Stop
contemporary fiction
some of my favorite quirky, funny, sexy contemporary sapphic and queer fiction.
sexy flirty queer poly romance! you'll be hooked from the first sip. these three are so much fun
Triple Sec
got hooked on this book and read it in 3 days! loved the character development and overall weird specificity of the character’s histories and settings. the ending left me wanting more but the whole story start to finish was well worth it!
Big Swiss
adorable sapphic read for being snowed-in honesty game was cute & I enjoyed the back and forth in time. also the dejavu moments on the bridge. also… the butch oven is a FANTASTIC name for a lesbian bakery. would visit.
Kiss Her Once for Me
I remember this book being SUCH a page turner and just feeling like “wow” when I finished it. queer + mystery + a hometown search that has you putting pieces together. makes an epic gift for a friend or partner or addition to your bookshelf collectio...
Yerba Buena
This is one of those books that I read for the first time a few years ago and truly feel like I could read it again once a year. It's so CAPTIVATING. There's a reason it gets the very much deserved hype. Sometimes I feel like books in the celebrity r...
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo